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The Many Lives of Gwen Stacy, Part 2: The Mary Jane Factor
If you’re just arriving, Part 1 of this series looking at the development of Gwen Stacy’s character can be found here. Of the many liberties that the new film, The Amazing Spider-Man takes with the original Marvel comic book storylines, the one … Continue reading
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“We’re No.1!” A weekly look at new stories in comics
While there are only a few offerings to look at, this has been a week of unbelievable artistic talent in some of the new offerings. This is clearly some of the best comic artwork to come down the pipe in … Continue reading
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The Many Lives of Gwen Stacy, Part 1: The Girl Next Door (Has a Bit of a Mean Streak)
One of the more remarkable and unexpected aspects of the new Amazing Spider-Man film is how much time and energy the movie puts into developing not just Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), but also his love interest, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). In … Continue reading
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“We’re #1!” – A weekly look at new stories in comics
Well, it’s a weirdly deep week for new comic series (can anyone say San Diego?), and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. This week saw zombies, chickens, camels, Jesus Christ’s twin sister, and Tonto grace the pages of … Continue reading
Why I’m Looking Forward to Amazing Spider-Man
Director Mark Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, opened at theaters nationwide last night at midnight. And while reviews have been generally favorable, it seems like audiences and critics are suffering from Spider-fatigue. After all, it was … Continue reading
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“We’re #1!” – A Weekly look at new stories in Comics
Welcome back, everyone, to a look at some of the new and exciting voices and stories in the world of comics. Once again, we’ll take a look at some issue No. 1’s hitting the shelves this week, and look for … Continue reading
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Five Avengers Too Horrible to Ever be Committed to Film
With Marvel and Joss Whedon’s Avengers tearing up the multiplexes and making audiences believe a man can fly, build battle armor, throw shields, punch things really hard, and/or enjoy a good shawarma, a sequel is as inevitable as Steve/Tony/Harry/Draco slashfic. The … Continue reading
“We’re #1!” – A Weekly look at new stories in Comics
Guest contributor Jeff is a Texan, a comic book dork, and a general sci-fi nerd who is engaged in happily educating his teen-aged daughters on the value of brightly illustrated story books where shit blows up, while they educate him … Continue reading
Just Trust Me On This One: Why Monica Rambeau Needs To Be In The Next Avengers Movie
I’ve said it before, and I will continue to shout it from the mountaintops: Monica Rambeau needs to be in the next Avengers movie. The Avengers is one of the hottest movies of the summer and there’s already talk and … Continue reading
Friends With Boys (Faith Erin Hicks)
Friends With Boys, written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks, is a touching short graphic novel about adolescence and trying to find a way to fit in. Maggie is about to go to high school for the first time, and … Continue reading
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Spera and a Conversation with Josh Tierney
I can’t quite recall how I stumbled onto the online comic Spera, but once I had, I was hooked. The original online comic is a collaboration between writer Josh Tierney and an impressive score of artists (too many to mention … Continue reading
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Enter Michonne: a New Day for The Walking Dead
Glory Hallelujah, praise be. It has finally come to pass. Michonne. Michonne, to whom I now affix all hopes of salvaging this wreck of sweat and stupidity called The Walking Dead. I’ve been waiting for Michonne to come save those … Continue reading
Ultimate Aunt May: Answering “The Toughest Comics Question Ever”
Last Thursday Gail Simone asked what she called “The Toughest Comics Question Ever” on her Tumblr: For International Women’s Day, I am asking everyone to name their ONE favorite female-identifying character each for DC or Marvel. This is your all-time favorite … Continue reading
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x-post: Psylocke is a crap character
Our guest blogger Rick Gee keeps busy on his Tumblr as well. Cross-posted here for your enjoyment is his truth bomb on Psylocke, with an extra dash of pictures and links for your edutainment. I challenge anyone to describe this … Continue reading
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